Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com.

 

20 IMAGES

– Friday!
– Is this Alien Wars?
– Gentleman
– Seen better days
– He makes it look so easy
– A brief history of flash media
– Mammatus clouds on the underside of a thunderstorm
– You’re never too old for impulse-buying
– “Jump, cat!”
– Hospital bill from birth in 1969
– The magic of backstitching is real
– Busting germs never looked so satisfying
– Jewel corn
– Close to the finish line here
– Debut of sculpture titled ‘Count On Me’
– Majestic Mt. Machhapuchhre
– Cranes be crazy
– The most difficult gutter ball shot
– Backpack recreates the famous Alfred Hitchcock silhouette
– Until next week

 

10 ARTICLES

– 15 Times Strangers Were Unexpectedly Kind
– The space billboard that nearly happened
– How the US freight rail industry got dirtier than coal power plants
– London Takes a Dive
– Earth-Like Planets Are More Common Than We Thought, Study Says
– A Daring New Take on Shakespeare’s Most Famous Soliloquy
– Companies are finally paying for AI, and paying big
– Globe-Trotting Rat Loose in Plane Cabin Causes Chaos on Transatlantic Flight
– Why It’s Not Wrong to Make Your Kids Do Things for Themselves
– The Tantalizing Tales of 8 Stolen—and Recovered—Works of Art

 

5 VIDEOS